iC3D

iC3D is the world’s first 3D real-time packaging simulation and design application to combine multiple packaging disciplines in one product. Other software applications frustratingly separate design applications into cartons, labels, flexibles, bottles, shrink or store visualisation. iC3D encompasses these and more, allowing all these elements to be seamlessly combined in the same scene.

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Product information

iC3D is the first 3D packaging design and visualisation software to offer the patented “Smart Wrap” Mapping software which allows labels and artwork to be placed accurately onto complex models without the need for tedious UVW mapping of texture coordinates.

Output hi-resolution images, PDF proofs for mark-up or share your designs with colleagues and customers using the iC3D Movie exporter, which creates portable compressed movie files that can be shared or put on compliant websites.

iC3D v5

Creative Edge Software has just released version 5 of its groundbreaking iC3D packaging design solution containing a wealth of important new features. iC3D is the only complete 3D packaging solution that combines all tasks from initial packaging design to photo-realistic pack shots in one application.

The five key features of the new iC3D versions 5.0 are:

Point Editor is an advanced shape editing tool, providing enhanced photorealism through the ability to add curves, creases, crumples and dents to models selectively.

Benefits

iC3D is the worlds first 3D Real-Time packaging visualisation and design application to combine multiple packaging disciplines in one product. Other software applications frustratingly separate design applications into cartons or flexibles or bottles or store visualisation. iC3D encompasses these and more, allowing all these elements to be seamlessly combined in the same 3D scene and visualised with colour accurate materials using image based lighting (IBL) in retail environments.

iC3D is also the first 3D packaging visualisation software to offer our patented “Smart Wrap” technology, which allows labels and artwork to be accurately placed and wrapped onto complex 3D models without the need for tedious, slow UVW mapping. This makes it extremely fast and easy to learn.

iC3D comes with a seamless direct link to Adobe Illustrator allowing 2D Illustrator artwork to be directly mapped onto realistic 3D models as base artwork or as labels. Import files from leading CAD and other 3D applications and export movies, folding carton animations, 3D print files, Augmented reality, Hi-res image output and connect to leading proofing/approval and production workflow systems.

Key features

3D Model Creation

Model Import

Import models from all major 3D applications, using the common cross application formats such as:

Collada (DAE)

Modo (LXO)

3DS Max (3DS and ASE)

Wavefront Object (OBJ)

Lightwave (LWO and LWS)

Milkshape 3D (MS3D)

STL (Stereo Lithography 3D Printer files)

Most models are imported with their materials (where applicable).

Where a model is not available you can take advantage of iC3D’s Model Generation Service to create the model you desire from your designs.

Drag & Drop Model Library

iC3D is delivered with an ever expanding model library of common packaging models. Your own packaging models can be added to the model library for quick and easy access when creating your packaging designs. To use a library model it’s as simple as dragging a model from the library and dropping it within the scene.

Model creation using Model Templates

One of the slowest parts of packaging design can be creation of models. Especially if you need to keep changing the model as your concept develops. Model templates make this creation and recreation process considerably faster. iC3D ships with a range of model templates ranging from bottles, bags, magazines, and many common flexibles types, like Gusseted Bags, Pillow Bags, Sachets, Pouches and many more. This collection of auto generated template models is continually growing so if you don’t find the template you are looking for we may be able to create it for you.

Model Object Editor

The model editor allows you to manage the multiple models and model components that are often used to build up a scene. The editor allows the user to interactively control of the objects, meshes and materials within the scene, including the ability to rename the scene components for better controls.

Materials

Material Import

If you are creating 3D models in your favourite 3D application and it supports the exporting of materials, then the likelihood is that those materials and the associated bitmaps can be loaded into iC3D.

Material Creation

Where you need to easily create sophisticated materials like refracting glass or metallic effects like gold foil, holographic or even lenticular effects, the iC3D material editor is designed to simplify this process for you. Once you have created the surface materials for your model they can be easily applied to using drag and drop to the correct parts of your model or by using the Object Editor.

Real Time 3D Environments

Real Time 3D Rendering

The 3D environment generates the required 3D shaders on the fly in order to correctly render all changes to models, materials and environments on the fly. No need to wait while your display updates, changes are applied in real time, meaning you can instantly tweak them to create the effect you are looking for.

IBL Lighting model

The 3D rendering model is based around Image Based Lighting, which use HDRI or EXR environments to calculate accurate and realistic lighting. Like a ray tracer it calculates the correct amount of lighting to apply and the environmental lighting influences on a per pixel basis for every rendered frame, however, unlike a ray tracer it is able to do this in real time.

Real Time Material Editing

Open an objects material in the materials editor, make changes and see those changes instantly updated at full rendering resolution to the model.

HDR & EXR support

Import HDRI and EXR format environments directly into iC3D so your models are shown in the environment of you choices. In addition use the environment as a 3D background for your scene.

Packaging Types Supported

iC3D prides itself on supporting a large number of packaging type or discipline under one application. These include:

Bottles

Flexibles

Magazines

Packets

Cartons

Bags

Plastic Containers

Tins

Plus many more

All of these can have labels and or base artwork applied to them, directly from within Illustrator.

Stacked Shelving Display

In iC3D it’s possible to display a shelf or display tray containing different products so they can be compared together. This is useful for the comparison of, Competitive Analysis, Version Comparison and Variant Comparison or for just checking how many with fit in the tray . This is simple process whereby several SKUs can be selected, the number of items specified and they will then be organised on the shelf automatically. Once placed on the shelf it is possible to interactive edit them, for example changing the colour of the label.

Adobe Illustrator Plugin

Real Time Editing of AI Art

iC3D comes with a plugin for Adobe Illustrator. This plugin allows you to connect iC3D to your copy of Illustrator. When you create labels or base artwork within iC3D these are automatically created in Illustrator, where you can add artwork to the illustrator document and it will appear on your label or model within iC3D.

Open in AI

The process also works in reverse, where you can select within iC3D to open your already designed label artwork (.ai and .pdf files formats supported ) and it will open this artwork for you with Illustrator and create an iC3D label linked to it automatically. Once opened the artwork will appear on you label which can then be interactively positioned on your model.

Labelling

Add labels to Models

iC3D’s Auto Mesh Mapping software allows labels to be placed accurately onto complex models without the need for tedious UVW mapping of texture coordinates. As UVW mapping of a model takes often as much time as modelling the model in the first place this can be a considerable time saving.

2D & 3D Labelling View

Labels can be seen both in 3D on a model or in 2D using the separate 2D views. These 3D and 2D Views can be exported to PDF to allow for accurate mark-up.

Gap Jumping

iC3D’s Auto Mesh Mapping software can also be adjusted to jump gaps allowing labels to flow smoothly over gaps like ridges in tins or plastic water bottles.

Print Effects

iC3D labels and base artwork can have many effects applied to them. In the Adobe Illustrator artwork, specify a spot colour to represent where the effect should be placed, then select which effect to associate with the spot colour. The rest is done automatically for you. iC3D has many predefined effects but allows you to also design your own.

Predefined effects include:

Hot and Cold Foils

Emboss and Deboss

Holographic

Lenticular

Opaque White

Metallic Inks

Many Other Effects

Special Effects

Flexible Packet Filling

All the flexible templates allow the packets to be animated from empty to full. So you can see the effect on your artwork in different states of fullness. In addition if you have a model that has two versions, a full model and an empty version of the model, you can create your own flexible models using the iC3D Flexible Model Editor.

Filling Objects with Liquid

Models that should contain liquids can also be filled with liquid in order to see the effect the liquid has on the design. The opacity and colour of the liquid can be individually controlled.

Real Time Shadows

iC3D has the ability to cast real time 3D Shadows, on other meshes within the model, creating an even more realistic rendered environment.

Reflections in the Floor

Reflections of models can be projected in the floor plane to give the impression they are sitting on a shiny surface.

Complex Scene Staging

All of the above comes together to allow the staging of complex and dynamic scenes using cross discipline packaging type. An example might be an accurate model of scotch could be created and labelled then placed to an equally accurate model of the box the scotch goes in. Then a glass of scotch with its ices is added to the scene and the materials for the glass and ice are applied. Then liquid if fifed in the bottle and glass to represent the scotch and the background is changed to grouse moorland. The result is a complex scene which can be saves and exported as a high resolution render or as a 3D model for others to view. The labels and artwork used in the generation of the scene can also be output with screen shots of the scene automatically to a PDF for collaborative review and mark-up.

Export

Hi Res Export

High resolution renders can be exported to be further adjusted in Photoshop. The exported images can be specified to contain an alpha channel so the models can be divorced from their backgrounds so they can be placed in other scenes

PDF Export

An auto generated PDF containing several screen shots of the 3D scene as well as 2D renders all the labels and base artwork in the scene, can be easily exported to allow for easier collaborative review or mark-up.

Collada Export

Models created or edited in iC3D can be exported with their materials in Collada format or editing in other third party 3D applications. They can then be reimported as Collada files back into iC3D if required.

Movie Export

A Quick Time Movie (MOV) file can be recorded and exported to allow the 3D content to be viewed on other devices and platforms, such as the Apple iPhone or iPad. The Movie exporter uses high quality video compression to create iPhone and iPad compatible movies. The user can also manually animate the object during the recording, to zoom in on a certain section or spin the objects / objects so they can be viewed from all sides.

Release notes

5.5.3 20 November 2018

Additions/Improvements

Speed up's for STL file Imports

PDF export multi-byte language support

Multi select line in Carton template

Support for Ryzen Processors in Ray tracer

Fixed

Animation bug

Artwork on top of foil areas displaying correctly in Open Gl and Ray Tracer

All Adobe Illustrator Layers are now rendered on to your models print surfaces in iC3D

Interactive Lighting Editor; use this feature with your Raze Render Preview screen to work interactively with your lights in real time and see the results instantly, click here to see new lighting Tutorial

Advanced Shape Modeller is an additional tool for the creation of highly complex 3D shapes and combinations of shapes.

4.1 25 January 2017

New features

Displacement mapping Template

Displacement mapping is an alternative technique in contrast to bump mapping, or a height map. It gives surfaces a great sense of depth and detail, and applies this detail to your printable surfaces applied to your model, or to the models mesh, becoming part of your finished model in iC3D.

Copying of Labels; the ability to copy a label from 1 model and paste it on to another.

4.0.6 12 December 2016

Additions/Improvements

Added Quality setting to Shrink Template for faster shrink results on large objects.

Bug fixes

Issue with distortion on rotated shrink film.

Rendering of large area PDF files.

Dieline generation issues.

Transparency issues on Bag Templates.

* On initial start-up of Illustrator CC 2015 you must create a new dummy Illustrator document to activate the link to IC3D Suite. Should Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 fail to communicate with IC3D Suite you will need to reinstall IC3D again to re-establish a link.

Testimonials

Made in Pack chooses iC3D for creating virtual packaging prototypes

Laurent Sehier & Jan Debacker

Based in Vanves just outside Paris, Made in Pack is a platform for multi-process pre-press packaging production. Its innovative team of packaging production experts works with the big names in industry. Made in Pack’s customers include brands like L’Oréal, Redken, Harrys, Charal and Régilait as well as packaging printers such as Amcor and Smurfit Kappa. Having numerous types of different customers also means producing a wide variety of packaging. Made in Pack has years of experience and manages the coordination, implementation, declination, photogravure and proofing of cartons, labels, bags, thermoformed films and other types of packaging. After investing in iC3D, Made in Pack now offers a new solution for 3D visualisation and validation for all media.

iC3D is a 3D visualisation solution especially for packaging. It lets you intuitively convert a 2D graphic design into a virtual prototype that can be manipulated and viewed from all angles and even integrated it into a virtual environment such as a store. The graphic design is applied to existing packaging from the model library or an imported model created in a third-party application. However, iC3D also offers a wide variety of templates and tools for creating your own models.

Jan Debacker, Production Manager at Made in Pack, is very clear: “We had the ability to create 3D visualisations before, but it was very laborious. iC3D is a fast and powerful solution for creating virtual packaging. The tools are concentrated in a single software and let you create, visualise and share 3D images as high-resolution or animated pack shots via IC3D opsis, the on-line sharing service built into the latest version of the software. The rapid evolution of this software means we receive new features with almost every update", continues Mr Debacker. "Besides the usual standards of the packaging industry, iC3D lets you create customised models in different types of environments. The multi-object approach also allows you to visualise several components (carton, bags, POS) assembled in a single environment. This simulation helps you identify certain optimisations at the earliest possible stage and advise the customer effectively."

The advantages are not just technical. "As a team on a human scale we always have to think about how we differentiate the major players", explains Laurent Sehier, Managing director of Made In Pack. “iC3D offers real internal and external added value. It gives us an economic way to capture potential errors early in the production process. This means we can offer an additional service to our customers, enabling them to make the right decisions regarding the technical and visual aspects of their packaging in order to achieve a product that stands out on the shelf."

About Made in Pack

To meet the needs and expectations of Purchasing and Marketing departments, Made in Pack offers a comprehensive management solution for the packaging graphics chain. Its role: to support you along the entire value chain of your packaging projects, to centralise and share resources in their entirety for all brands and all stakeholders.

Made in Pack is a dual-competence partner that offers marketing and creative sensitivity underpinned by recognised technical and operational excellence. It provides a tailored service enabling excellent control of the entire packaging graphics chain with multi-process experience to ensure on-shelf uniformity of the product range.

About iC3D

Developed by Creative Edge Software, iC3D is a range of products for designing and sharing virtual packaging prototypes.

iC3D, the main application, provides functions for creating models of cartons, POS, bottles, flexibles, tubes, sachets, etc., and applying graphics onto the packaging in real time.iC3D Carton Edition is the entry-level version that focuses on the visualisation of folded cartons.iC3D opsis is an on-line 3D model sharing service integrated into iC3D and iC3D Carton Edition.iC3D Automate is a solution for automatically replacing the graphics on existing models and generating all kinds of outputs such as images, 3D PDFs and more.iC3D Viewer is the free application for opening native iC3D virtual prototypes on any computer, Mac or PC.

iC3D products are distributed by Four Pees. For more information, visit the Four Pees website.

Square SA improves productivity and turnaround times with iC3D

Roland Donzelle

Graphic communications agency Square SA has been active since 1979. With its comprehensive knowledge of the graphic chain, Square operates notably within the fields of pre-press and packaging, pre-media (documents and publications), image databases as well as resource management and editorial solutions. Graphic communications is the company’s core business, with a firmly technical approach. Based in Lyon, France, the company boasts a portfolio of customers that includes global players such as Adobe, BNP Paribas, L’Oréal, Le Monde, Danone and Volvo – to name but a few.

Roland Donzelle, CEO of Square SA, believes that customer demands have changed dramatically: "Time-to-market has become much shorter, which requires more flexibility from suppliers." Mr Donzelle explains further: "The demands on pre-press have spread towards supplying structured data and 3D simulations, as well as prototypes." For Square, this represents an opportunity as well as a challenge to anticipate these customer demands.

Enter iC3D. As a real-time 3D packaging simulation and design application, iC3D can bring ideas to life. Not only is it possible to create 3D environments in real time, but it can even generate three-dimensional models in complex scenarios. "The philosophy behind the software really appealed to us", Mr Donzelle explains. Thanks to its flexibility, iC3D has not gone unnoticed. Other software products can be a source of frustration as they continue to apply design processes in isolation.

In addition, Square was looking for a publisher who would listen to them. "Another instrumental factor was the publisher, who seemed to be very in tune with our needs", Mr Donzelle states. "The support provided by Four Pees, whom we know well, has also contributed to our decision." Clearly, to have a strong partner is vital in order to gain access to the market and generate sustainable and profitable growth.

Square has been using iC3D for more than a year now and has noted a remarkable change. Turnaround times have improved thanks to iC3D, and productivity has increased. iC3D thus gives operators the chance to improve their creative potential. Furthermore, it achieves higher-quality results leading to improved sales. Square now needs to persuade even more of its existing customer base and, perhaps more importantly, attract new customers. "We are completely satisfied", Mr Donzelle concludes.

About Square

Square SA is a graphic communications agency. In an age of constant connectivity and digital publishing, creating documents quickly, printing or enhancing them with multimedia content, transferring, translating, modifying, classifying and filing them has become a major issue for buyers.

Square SA’s areas of focus include pre-press and packaging, pre-media (documents and publications), image databases as well as resource management and editorial solutions. As such, Square provides comprehensive expertise over the entire graphics chain, taking a firmly technical approach geared towards new technologies.

About iC3D

Developed by Creative Edge Software, iC3D is a range of products for designing and sharing virtual packaging prototypes.

iC3D is the main application, providing functions for creating models of cartons, POS, bottles, flexibles, tubes, shrink wraps ... and applying graphics onto the packaging in real time.iC3D Carton Edition is the entry-level version that focuses on the visualisation of folded cartons.iC3D opsis is an on-line 3D model sharing service integrated into iC3D and iC3D Carton Edition.iC3D Automate is a solution for automatically replacing the graphics on existing models and generating all kinds of outputs such as images, 3D PDFs and more.iC3D Viewer is the free application for opening native IC3D virtual prototypes on any computer, Mac or PC.

iC3D products are distributed by Four Pees. For further information, please visit the Four Pees website.

Playlist

Webinar - Create a packaging from scratch with iC3D

We show you around in Creative Edge iC3D and its basic functionalities. After explaining the User Interface and showing where you can find your resources, we will create a packaging from scratch - revealing the entire process.

With Creative Edge iC3D it doesn’t have to cost a lot of time and specialized knowledge in 3D-modelling and textures!

Playlist

Did you like the video? Then you might want to have a look at related videos in the following playlist!

Webinar - What's new in iC3D 4?

We are proud to announce that Creative Edge Software has just released version 4 of its groundbreaking iC3D packaging design solution, containing a wealth of important new features.

In this webinar Tom Peire, CEO of Four Pees, will introduce you to the new features of iC3D 4.

Webinar - iC3D Automate

While creating 3D visualizations for packaging or label jobs is a creative process, ultimately there are a number of more administrative and repetitive tasks involved as well: clients want to see different views of each 3D model, multiple language or design variants need to be created from a model. These tasks can be done manually using iC3D, but they can also be automated using a new Creative Edge solution, called iC3D Automate.

This command-line tool can automate and standardize a whole range of time consuming tasks and can easily be integrated through scripting or using automation tools, such as FileTrain from Laidback Solutions.

Video tutorial - Bump Displacement (part 1)

Applying Displacement Maps with solid models & labels

Create heavy emboss and deboss effects on your iC3D models. Learn 2 different techniques on how to create and apply displacement maps using the iC3D Bump Displacement Template. You will learn how to create displacement maps by applying labels to your iC3D model whilst creating your desired effects from your Adobe Illustrator 2D artwork. You will also learn how to create these effect by applying a texture bump map to your model material.

Video tutorial - Bump Displacement (part 2)

Applying displacement maps to cartons

Create heavy emboss and deboss effects on your iC3D carton models. Learn how to create and apply displacement maps to your cartons using the iC3D Bump Displacement Template and your Adobe Illustrator carton artwork. You will also learn how to create an inverse emboss, or deboss effect on the reverse side of your carton board.

This video tutorial is about Displacement Mapping, Applying displacement maps to cartons.

Video tutorial - Dynamic Backgrounds

This video tutorial is about Dynamic Backgrounds in iC3D.

Video tutorial - Setting Up a Lighting Rig

This video tutorial is about setting up a Lighting Rig in iC3D.

Video tutorial - Exporting from iC3D and Render Manager

This video tutorial is about exporting from iC3D and Render Manager.

Video tutorial - Ray Tracing part 1 - Interior Fill

This video tutorial is about Ray Tracing, Interior Fill.

Video tutorial - Ray Tracing part 2 - Materials and Environments

This video tutorial is about Ray Tracing, Materials and Environments.

Video tutorial - Ray Tracing part 3 - Render Manager configuration

This video tutorial is about Ray Tracing, Render Manager configuration.

Product video - iC3D Suite 4.0 show reel

Creative Edge Software presented iC3D Suite v4 at drupa 2016. As photorealism was previously the missing piece of the puzzle, five new features have been developed specifically to address this concern:

Product video - iC3D Suite 3.6 new features

Announcing the latest version of iC3D, complete with new scene locking and our cloud collaboration portal, iC3D opsis.

Product video - iC3D Suite overview 2016

An overview video where some important features of iC3D are explained.

Product video - iC3D Suite show reel 2016

This short 3 minute show reel highlights all the key features of iC3D Suite and shows how they can easily be used to ideate, design and produce all types of packaging... in Real time 3D.

Video tutorial - Creating Flexible Models using the Template Library

Utilize Interactive Flexible Models from the IC3D Suite Template Library, which provides industry standard packaging models that can be created to specific sizes and include Base artwork documents to accurately display artwork over the complete package. Create labels on the model faces and manually transform the template model to size. Set seal heights, and also a particular style, such as crimping, etc. Add Notches & Holes and Locking Mechanisms. Display the flexible model as empty or full.

Video tutorial - Transforming 3D Objects

Learn how to use the IC3D Transform tools to Transform 3D Objects, created in the 3D view. Utilize the Transform Move, Scale and Rotation buttons to create accurate and realistic 3D models. Learn how to transform models with the IC3D Suite Transform window that provides additional functionality to t models in the 3D view when each Transform tool is selected. Utilize the help buttons to Move Scale and Rotate the 3D model and duplicate to specific co-ordinates and specifications.

Video tutorial - Creating Flexible Models using the Model Library

Import or create Interactive Flexible Models and save them to the model library. Utilize the Add Flexible Model Functionality to merge empty flexible 3D images with full 3D images that will generate interpolation models to interactively show empty and full bags and containers in the 3D scene. Learn how to create a crisp bag flexible model, save it to the model library and project artwork on the model in the 3D scene.

Product video - iC3D Suite 3.0 update

Version 3 is the latest update to the award winning iC3D Suite and iC3D Carton Edition that includes:

Video tutorial - Advanced Shelf Layout Tools

Display completed packaging products within a realistic shelving and stacking environment. Create and edit Shelf Layout Templates and add multiple packaging objects to simulate supermarket shelves. Stack objects with offset configurations, rotation, spacing and positioning and aligning transformations. Show realistic stacking on pallets and shelves to simulate brand continuity from single unit through to shipping and point of sale display.

Video tutorial - Advanced Carton Fold Tools

Import dielines that are incorrect or are incomplete to generate a 3D carton image. Repair a structure that has fold lines missing. Break apart, join and draw lines. Create new faces. Assign Cuts and folds to profiles. Define linked fold angles and preview the result before adding to the scene. Create carton materials to simulate realistic carton images. Use short cut keys. Assign a front face. Define linked fold angles and preview the result before adding to the scene. Apply carton materials to simulate realistic carton images. Adjust carton folds in the 3D view utilising the carton options window.

Video tutorial - PDF Renderer

This tutorial video will show you how to add PDF artwork or labels to models directly within IC3D Suite or Carton Edition, with overprint and layer control.
This means native PDFs can be imported from any PDF Workflow without needing to use Adobe Illustrator.

Video tutorial - Setting Models as Shelf Layouts

Create a model that will display completed packaging products within a realistic point of sale shelving and stacking environment. Convert models and add multiple packaging objects to simulate shelf displays. Stack objects with offset configurations, rotation, spacing and positioning transformations. Show realistic display boxes with models inside to simulate realistic point of sale display models. Save models to use in future projects.

Video tutorial - Animation

Animate 3D Packaging Models. Transformations and carton folds. Utilize the timeline functionality of the animation window. Use the timeline needle to configure points of movement. Create key frame animations of all 3D model components. Create camera animation effects and loop the animation sequence. Play animations in real time. Learn how to sequence folds in the timeline. Extend or reduce the animation timeline. Record and save animations as Freehand or Timeline movies for presentation purposes.

Video tutorial - Correcting Carton Fold Templates

Import dielines that are incorrect or are incomplete to generate a 3D carton image. Repair a structure that has fold lines missing. Break apart, join and draw lines. Create new faces. Assign cuts and folds to profiles. Define linked fold angles and preview the result before adding to the scene. Apply carton materials to simulate realistic carton images. Use short cut keys. Assign a front face. Define linked fold angles and preview the result before adding to the scene. Apply carton materials to simulate realistic carton images. Adjust carton folds in the 3D view utilixing the carton options window.

Video tutorial - Export Lenticular and Holographic Effects

Apply special material effects such as holographic and lenticular materials. Design your own holographic materials using grayscale templates with diffraction values, changing them to design your own holographic materials. Apply masks to stop the holographic material being shown in a particular area, to create your own very sophisticated designs. Design and view your own lenticular effects. Apply multiple images to seamlessly show the moving image. Add and reduce images, to view common natural blurring effects associated with lesser quality lenticular products.

Video tutorial - Creating Bottles using the Template Library

Draw and create a 3D bottle or image to project labels and artwork using the Bottle Twist Template. Create other bottle faces such as bottle tops, join them together in the 3D view and manually transform the template model to size. Import DXF files created from illustrator and other 2D or 3D graphic applications to create specific bottle shapes. Edit imported shapes using the Bottle Twist tools. Save the Bottle Template designs for future use without having to redraw the model. Apply material effects to the bottle.

Video tutorial - Lighting & Environments

Apply Image Based Lighting or I B L, unique to IC3D Suite, originally developed for the movie industry. Render characters and make them look very realistic in real-world environments. Utilise environments using spherical maps, based on retail stores, or other environments you want to test your products in. Configure a particular lighting condition. Import Lighting Environment maps into IC3D Suite, to create a complete real-world map of the lighting inside a particular environment. Accurately calculate lighting and reflections of environments on the 3D model.

Video tutorial - Labels & Spot FX

Apply Spot FX materials in IC3D Suite to Adobe Illustrator label graphics, utilizing spot color information from the Illustrator file. Create special metallic effects and embossing to enhance the visualisation of your 3D model. Create special effects by adding liquid to your model, understanding the functions and tools that will realistically display your 3D model to give it an added dimension, that will enhance the creativity of fresh new modern designs.

Video tutorial - Adding Labels

Utilize the IC3D Suite Interaction functionality with Adobe Illustrator to add creative labels to your 3D models. Create blank labels and draw designs in Illustrator in Real Time, which will update and project on to your 3D model in IC3D. Automatically create labels from Illustrator files that will display on selected meshes or all meshes of your chosen 3D model. Position labels to the desired areas on your model to create a realistic 3D view complete with industry standard graphics.

Video tutorial - 3D Models & Materials

Learn how to add a 3D model to the 3D view of IC3D Suite and create materials to decorate the 3D model, in order to display a realistic wine bottle with a neck and realistic glass effect. Understand the different tools and functions to manipulate accurate material textures and colors to enhance your 3D creation. Use the shipped materials that come with IC3D Suite. Discover the different ways that materials can be added and reused for other projects and build up a comprehensive material library.

Video tutorial - Organising iC3D

Organize your application desktop to fully optimize the 3D Ideation capability of IC3D Suite. Understand the different tools in the main toolbar and arrange the IC3D windows functionality. Utilize the docking capabilities of IC3D Suite. The Tutorial also outlines each tool and window in order to familiarise you with its 3D modelling functionality and its interactivity with Adobe Illustrator, outlining the additional modelling and material components that come shipped with the software.

Video tutorial - Shrink & Undistort

This tutorial video will take you through our easy to use, fast Shrink Film, Wrap and Sleeve feature. It will also show you how to easily create the artwork distortions necessary to be viewed correctly on single and multiple 3D models .

Do you have a complete price list in Euro / USD?

Yes, the latest price list is available via distributor Four Pees. To access the Reseller Guide, go to https://www.fourpees.com. Once you have registered as reseller, and your account has been approved, you will be granted access to the reseller guide containing full pricing information for all products in Euro and USD. With any questions regarding exact pricing for specific customers, bundles etc... please contact orders@fourpees.com.